2009 Awards
BarAndrews, Elisabeth
• Haagen-Smit Prize, from the editors and publisher of
Atmospheric Environment, for an outstanding paper
Araujo-Pradere, Eduardo
• Multicultural science award from the Boulder County
Community Action Program
Barry, Roger
• Norbert Gerbier-MUMM International Award from
the World Meteorological Organization
Burgdorf, Catherine
• NASA Group Achievement Award for outstanding
accomplishments in the 2008 Arctic Research of the
Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and
Satellites mission in Alaska and Canada
Cota, David
• Cash Award for extraordinary work that enabled the
delivery of two radars to the State of California to meet
a critical deadline
Davis, Sean
• Scholarship to attend the Cargèse International School
on Water Vapor in the Climate System, in Cargèse,
France
Dutton, Geoffrey
• First place, natural phenomena photography contest,
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Eakins, Barry
• CIRES Silver Medal for creating new digital
elevation models, reconnaissance maps, assessments,
and databases that provide information for tsunami
forecasts and warnings
Ennis, Christine
• CIRES Director’s Award for outstanding leadership
and dedication to U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Synthesis and Assessment Products
Fierer, Noah
• Elected member of the Faculty of 1000 in ecosystem ecology
Grothe, Pamela
• CIRES Silver Medal for creating new digital
elevation models, reconnaissance maps, assessments,
and databases that provide information for tsunami
forecasts and warnings
Heller, Molly
• CIRES Service Award for initiating the recycling and
composting program at the David Skaggs Research
Center
Higgins, Matthew
• American Meteorological Society award for the best
student oral presentation at the 10th Conference on
Polar Meteorology and Oceanography
Holloway, John
• CIRES Outstanding Performance Award in Science
and Engineering for development and operation of
a vacuum ultraviolet fluorimeter for the detection of
atmospheric carbon monoxide
Hubler, Gerhard
• NASA Group Achievement Award for outstanding
accomplishments in the 2008 Arctic Research of the
Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and
Satellites (ARCTAS) mission in Alaska and Canada
Knuth, Shelley
• Antarctic Service Medal, U.S. Department of Defense (PDF),
for service of more than 30 days in Antarctica
Lack, Daniel
• Recognition by Rear Admiral Jonathon Bailey,
NOAA Office of Marine and Aviations Operations,
for the development of the NOAA Research Fleet Air
Emissions Study
Lim, Elliot
• CIRES Silver Medal for creating new digital
elevation models, reconnaissance maps, assessments,
and databases that provide information for tsunami
forecasts and warnings
Matrosova, Ludmila
• CIRES Silver Medal Award for contributions to the
Coral Reef Outlook, which improved global monitoring
and managing of coral reef ecosystems relative to
climate change
Miller, Benjamin
• Frohlich Fellowship from the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
for a three-month visit to Aspendale, Victoria, Australia,
to help develop a program for tracking greenhouse gas
levels and evaluating the effect of policies
Molnar, Peter
• Jack E. Oliver honorary visiting professor, Cornell
University
Mondeel, Debra
• CIRES Silver Award for contributions to the NOAA
Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, which assesses humanproduced
greenhouse gases and allows the public to
track its net influence on climate
Murphy, Sylvia
• National Center for Atmospheric Research
Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
special recognition award for work on the U.S.
Department of Energy-funded Earth System Grid
project
Nerem, Steven
• Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics
Oehmke, Robert
• National Center for Atmospheric Research
Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
special recognition award for improving an aspect of the Earth System Modeling Framework
Parsons, Mark
• Charles S. Falkenberg Award from the American
Geophysical Union, for a scientist under 45 years of
age who has contributed to the quality of life, economic
opportunities, and stewardship of the planet
Patrick, Laura
• Shared CIRES cash award for work building two
weatherproof ozone instruments for a tall tower in
Moody, TX
Persson, Ola
• Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres,
American Geophysical Union
Pielke Jr., Roger
• Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Aston University,
Birmingham, UK
Rajagopalan, Balaji
• Partners in Conservation Award from the U.S.
Department of Interior for work developing innovative,
new operational guidelines for managing the Colorado
River in drought years
Schwarz, Joshua
• NASA Group Achievement
Award for participation in
the 2008 Newly-Operating
and Validated Instruments
Comparison Experiment
(NOVICE)
Serreze, Mark
• Outstanding Reviewer for Geophysical Research Letters,
American Geophysical Union
Sheehan, Anne
• Erasmus Haworth Distinguished
Alumni Award, University of
Kansas Department of Geology
Sievers, Robert
• Governor’s Award for Research
Impact
• Humanitarian Award from the
Boulder Rotary Club
• New Pioneers Award from the
Boulder Historical Museum
Steffen, Konrad
• Honorary Consul of Switzerland
in Denver, certified by U.S.
Department of State
Tolbert, Margaret
• American Chemical Society
National Award for Creative
Advances in Environmental
Science
• Carnegie Capital Science
Evening Lecturer
Udall, Bradley
• Partners in Conservation
Award from the U.S. Department
of Interior for work developing
innovative, new operational
guidelines for managing the
Colorado River in drought years
Wahr, John
• Designated a “Professor of Distinction” by the CUBoulder College of Arts and Sciences
Wallace, Allaina
• Selected as one of 26 archivists across the country
to attend the Second Archives Leadership Institute in
Madison, WI, on a full scholarship
Washenfelder, Rebecca
• Best Presentation in the “NOAA & CIRES Chemical
Sciences” Category of the 2009 Boulder Postdoctoral
Poster Symposium; Organized by the Boulder Labs
Diversity Council
Watts, Laurel
• NASA Group Achievement Award for participation
in the 2008 Newly-Operating and
